Franz friedrichs and alexander brede



(No Model.)

F. FRIEDRICHS & A. BREDE.

I CASE OR HOLDER FOR MANUSGRIPTS. No, 594,393. Patented Nov. 30,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT Futon,

FRANZ FRIEDRICHS AND ALEXANDER BREDE, OF COLOGNE, GERMANY.

CASE OR HOLDER FOR MANUSCRIPTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,393, dated November 30, 1897.

Application filed May 12,1896. Serial No. 591,277. (No model.) Patentedin Germany February 2, 1896,1To. 88,532; in Belgium March 9,1896,No.120,258,- in France March 9, 1896,11'0. 254,619; in Norway March 9,1896,No.5,008; in Sweden March 9,1896,N0.8,018; in Austria March 11, 1896,N0. 46/2071; inHungaryMarch 11, 1896, No. 6,557; in Switzerland March 13,1896, No.12,013; in Italy March 14, 1896,1To. 41,029/345, and in England March 24, 1896, No. 6,478.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANZ FRIEDRICHS and ALEXANDER BREDE, subjects of the King of Prussia, German Emperor, and residents of Cologne, in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases or Holders for Manuscripts and the Like, of which the following is an exact specification.

Patents have been granted for this invention in the following countries Germany, No. 88,532, dated February 2, 1896; Belgium, No. 120,258, dated March 9, 1896; France, No. 254,619, dated March 9, 1896; Norway, No. 5,008, dated March 9, 1896; Sweden, No. 8,018, dated March 9, 1896; Austria, No. 46/2,071, dated March 11, 1896; Hungary, No. 6,557, dated March 11, 1896; Switzerland, No. 12,013, dated March 13, 1896; Italy, No. 41,029 345, dated March 14, 1896, and Great Britain, No. 6,478, dated March 24, 1896.

Our invention relates to improvements in cases or holders for manuscripts and the like in which a pair of curved pins operates in conjunction with another corresponding pair, thus receiving the manuscripts previously perforated; and the object of our improvements is to provide a very simple mechanism.

In order to make our invention more clear, we refer to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout both views, and in which-- Figure 1 is a vertical section of the mechanism; Fig. 2, a top view of the same.

Ct and b are parts of the case-covers, andc is the back of the case. To the back 0 and to the cover Z) a hinge d f is attached, the fulcrum of which is placed into the line 9 h that is to say, into that line where the cover I) meets with the back 0. Curved pins 11, Z, k, and m, provided with shoulders, are rigidly fixed to the leaves of the hinge. The manuscripts, previously perforated,are putover the pins. If now the case is shut, the shoulders of the pins catch each other and prevent the manuscripts from leaving the case. For removing a manuscript from the case the latter must be opened and the pins 70 m must be pressed together for freeing the shoulders on the one side from those on the opposite side.

We are aware that prior to our invention cases or holders for manuscripts have been made in which corresponding curved pins are attached to a hinge.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In cases or holders for manuscripts and the like covers a b,back c, hinged members df the junction of which is coincident with the junction of cover I) and back 0 of the case, curved pins '5 l 70 m rigidly attached to the hinged members 01 f, and shoulders on the curved pins 2' Z k m in looking engagement when the back is nearly in the plane of the cover I).

In testimony whereof We have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANZ FRIEDRICI-IS. ALEXANDER .BREDE.

Witnesses:

MAX SEILER,

THEODOR Hnsn. 

